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Latest News About Alien Planets
An alien planet orbits a star other than our sun, and is sometimes called an "exoplanet." Learn more about the types of alien planets, including exoplanets and extrasolar planets, and get the latest news.
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A list of the exoplanets most capable of supporting life as we know it.
Researchers have identified an alien system whose planets are neatly aligned, just like our own cosmic neighborhood.
How much do you know about the many worlds being discovered beyond our solar system?
The planet shot to the top of the list after a new study supported its existence.
The planet's discoverers have come out with a new study backing the planet's existence.
The Hubble Space Telescope has seen a burst of evaporation in the upper atmosphere of exoplanet HD 189733b following a intense flare from its parent star - leading scientists to believe that the extreme x-ray radiation from the flare is the culprit.
The technique could let astronomers search for signs of life on distant worlds.
One of the first exoplanets to be discovered, Tau Boötis b, has revealed a chilly shell 'hot Jupiter' type atmosphere. Europe's Very Large Telescope (VLT) caught the scene, here also embellished as an artist's impression.
Two planets in the newly discovered Kepler-36 system approach each other so closely, one appears three times the diameter of Earth's moon in the other's sky.
The two exoplanets come within five Earth-moon distances of each other.
Small, rocky planets may be quite common throughout the galaxy, a new study suggests.
Researchers made a melody out of star brightness data collected by NASA's Kepler space telescope.
The space telescope would observe the event in sunlight bouncing off Jupiter.
Astronomers around the world will take advantage of the historic event.
Tarter will begin fundraising for the SETI Institute full-time.
A Mercury-sized planet, about 1500 light years away seems to be smoldering to ash from the heat of its nearby hot orange star. Researchers at MIT and NASA found a long tail of debris, similar to a comet, revolving in sync with the planet's orbit.
Watching Venus trek across the sun's face could help planet hunters hone their techniques.
See images from the new amazing science-fiction movie Battleship.
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